Gym memberships and individual fitness classes can be expensive, but if you're resourceful you can get fitness classes for free. Fitness site FitSugar suggests a few ways to do this, one of the more interesting ones being old-fashioned bartering.

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If you really want to take a class for free, talk with someone who works at a gym or fitness studio near you to find out if they'll barter classes for services. You can help out with everyday duties such as checking in classes, sweeping and mopping the floors, washing or putting away equipment, or manning the gym or studio store. When I first started practicing yoga, I would check in and sweep up after the 7:30 Vinyasa class and, in exchange, I could take a class for free.